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Friday, March 01, 2013

NEW STAMP DESIGNS!! LOTS OF NEW IDEAS!!!

Time to lose yourself in a sea of new rubber!

Stampotique release new designs today, some of which are mine (whahooo!).You probably haven't noticed, but at Christmas time I retired from the Stampotique Design Team after a number of years (I still continued to design rubber stamps for the company though) .

Today though, I'm back "for one day only" as they say, There is a blog hop showing ideas using the new images .If you are in the process of walking through the blog hop, you should have arrived here from....

I received my new stamps just in time yesterday so quickly put together a few examples. When designing new stamps I always think about the other designs that make up the Stampotique ranges, and try and create images that will work well along side them. You can never be quite sure how things will turn out until opening the box when it arrives. Only then do the ideas for cards etc start to really fall into place. Some I imagined a little bigger to reveal more detail, but at the end of the day they all work extremely well with other stamps in the collection and that is what's important.

Here are the new releases from the Stampotique (Jo Capper-Sandon) Spring 2013. (sorry, as I mentioned, I don't know what the other artist's designs look like so can only talk about the ones I receive as its all top secret until reveal day, when this post goes live ...ie now, if you are reading this lol)

I thought a photo of them all together would give you an idea of the scale. (Flamingo is a biiiiiiiiig stamp!)

I have to say, it's not often I think 'how did I live without this??!!' but as you can probably tell by it's appearance in the images below,Tenticurl(the solid swirl with holes) is my 'must have' stamp recommendation of 2013.... when I designed it I thought it would be useful, but it is SOOOOOO HANDY beyond my wildest imagination!!! :0)

Using Fairykeeper, Dandelion Duo, Spider Grass and Tenticurl

Using Wildflower and Spider Grass alongside Moon girl from Stampotique

Using Tenticurl in yet another way- as a perch for my Big Owl.(Doesn't Tenticurl look different in pink?!)

This next card is another very simple design using Tenticurl (this time in teal) and Wildflower, along with the simple addition of a small Prima flower

And finally....

This card is VERY large. Flamingo is able to carry riders and cargo and is perfect for paper piecing as the body area is large. I stamped the Flamingo's body onto some pink patterned paper and I think it looks very effective even if I say so myself ;0)

Like how his foot dips into the water? Last year I went to Florida and at the hotel we stayed at there were a number of flamingos , I loved just standing and watching them.

Below you can see how decorative Dandelion Duo and Seaweed can look when stamped and/or embossed in a pale colour. Together they make a beautiful lace effect with lots of depth.

The only stamp I didn't manage to make something with was Being Me. If any of you own any of the various goth style character stamps or the little monsters from Stampotique I'm sure you'll agree that the words from this stamp will work alongside them very well :0))

If you leave comments throughout the blogs taking part you will be in with a chance of winning some of the new images !!! Stampotique will pick a few comments at random and announce the winners on the Designers Challenge blog during the next challenge.
The blog hop main list is also there over at the Stampotique Challenge Blog so head that way if you need the full list of people taking part.

Hope you like what I've shown today- do you think any would be useful additions to your collection? .
I'm off now to check out the Stampotique DT's work :0)

I love your new collection Jo, but my must have is the seaweed. I think it will go on my window sill where my most inked stamps go, its such a great background stamp and an odd spot filler. Great work with the images. x

Oh Jo, just stop it! I may have to remortgage my hose at this rate, and buy everything!!!! Love your style, the flamingo especially looks great, but I suspect that tenticurl will be my must have purchase- I already use a couple of your stamps on nearly everything I make- abstract foliage may be the only rubber stamp I actually wear out from over use.....

ooh wooow, first time I come on your blog, but really not disappointed !!! Regarding your new stamps, I love especially the dandelions and spider grass, fairly keeper (although usually I'm not specially an adept of this theme), and also when I see your stunnning and wonderful last card, big Flamingo !!! Your world is just fantastic, and so beautiful samples today, thank you !... Coco x

some of your new stamps already made it to the top of my list of'stamps i'd like to stamp on just any project'! Love the Seaweed, and the Spidergrass, and the sentiments, and the... ok. Love them!xxfrance

I just love how you have shown so many different and beautiful ways you can use this collection! I really love the fairy card, I love the pops of color with the fairy and the hearts! Thank you so much for sharing! Going to have to start purchasing some more stamps! :)Hopping over to the next wonderful blog!!! Xoxo

Isn't it funny how you look at something, like the Tenticurl on the block and say hmmmmmmmm. Then you see it, as you have shared so much inspiration here, and you think, WOW I gotta have that! Thanks!!!

Lovely projects Jo, and congratulation on the new release of images :) Your dandelion due is one of my faves from this release with Stampotique - I'm sure it is one that will end up in my stamp collection!

All are super cool! Spidergrass and Dandelion Duo are the ones I'd use the most if I had them, because they're so simple yet well designed, and very versatile to suit in so many projects. Would love to own these!

I couldn't agree more Jo, out of all the new stamps the one I want the most is the "tenticurl". I too can see how it could be used for so many different occasions. Thanks for sharing your artwork with all of us "hopper's", thanks for the inspiration and congrats on the new stamps.

Missing your wonderful work on the DT but sooo happy you've continued designing stamps. Fabulous way to showcase your designs here. Your stamps are so versatile and now tenticurl has moved to the top of my list. thanks for the ispiration. xxD

I love the spider grass and dandelion...just beautiful! But the triumph here is the way the stamps all work together....thanks for the wonderful inspiration! My long missing mojo just sat up and got interested!!

Love, love, love your fairy!!!Beutiful cards you made with these new stamps.Did you know you have some strange comments at the end of the comments about viagra!!!!!Maybe you want to delete them, I think ??Groetjes van Gery

About Me

Hi..I'm 48, married with two sons, living happily in a small village on the southcoast of England.
I enjoy making things with a varied selection of inks, paints and stamps.
I hope you enjoy your visit and that maybe what I show here occassionally inspires you somehow, (but please add your own personal twists and touches, don't directly copy mine- wheres the fun in that?).
If ever I've given you any inspiration I'd love to see! Let me know please! :0)
Thankyou for visiting.